This Götterdämmerung is a worthy conclusion to an excellent Ring cycle. Stein continues to pace the evening without rushing or dawdling. He was very underrated. His cast is one of the best I've heard in a long while. No one wobbles; everyone knows what they're supposed to do and does it very well. The opening Norn scene is a good example of what I mean. All three singers have distinctive voices and sing with steady, colorful tones. I don't know that that would be possible today when audiences have come to expect and accept wobbly, ugly voices in this music.Ligendza is a much more lyrical Brünnhilde than we normally hear. She sings her music with enviable ease; never is there a moment where she sounds like she is stretched by the vocal demands. There are more fiery, more specific interpretations of the role (Varnay and Mödl come immediately to mind), but she would be a star today. Similarly, Cox would be in demand all over. Ridderbusch, Neidlinger, Mazura, and Martin are all terrific. Reynolds is a moving Waltraute with class and poise and the Rhinedaughters are enchanting. We just could not equal this cast today.The sound is excellent, some minor and fleeting file corruption in Act 2 aside (it never disturbs the performance). We are in Opera Depot's debt for making these classic performances available at such a reasonable price.